Laparoscopic rectopexy for complete rectal prolapse: Clinical outcome and anorectal function tests

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 904-908

  Poen, A C ^a   De Brauw, M ^a   Felt Bersma, R J F ^a   De Jong, D ^a   Cuesta, M A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anal endosonography; Anorectal manometry; Laparoscopic surgery; Rectal prolapse; Rectopexy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAL CANAL; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FECES INCONTINENCE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM PROLAPSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANAL CANAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FECAL INCONTINENCE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL PROLAPSE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 0030228845     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00188480     Document Type: Article

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